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Federation Newsletter – Autumn 1

Parenting Skills and Strategies – Drop in mornings

On the first Thursday of every month, Paula Russell, a family worker at the Chesil Family Partnership Zone, will be running an informal drop in workshop for parents wanting some support with a wide range of parenting issues. The sessions will run from 8:45am – 9:45am in the Junior School library but, of course, parents ...

Year 3 Class Museums

Last Thursday, the children had a magnificent end to their learning in Year 3 with their marvellous class museums that shared their knowledge and understanding about the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in the British Isles. Parents and carers were wowed with how much the children knew and how much effort and time they ...

Wykanory – Mr Hopkins reads from ‘Stig of the Dump’ by Clive King

A Letter from Professor Stephen Hawking

In English, Year 3 have been learning how to write letters and have written to a famous person who inspires them for various reasons. Dillon in 3C decided to write to Professor Stephen Hawking to tell him how much he admires him and his work. To his amazement, Dillon received a reply from Professor Hawking ...

School of the Week – Wessex FM

Chartwell’s Termly Recipe

Our hot meal provider, Chartwells, have started sending us a termly recipe for you to make at home with your children. This term, it’s a family favourite – Macaroni Cheese. We’d love to see some pictures of your masterpieces! Click here to download the recipe.

Safer Schools and Communities Team – Spring Newsletter

Arts Week – Take One Picture

What a wonderful week we had last week exploring the Creative Arts through the picture ‘Penelope With the Suitors’ by Pintoricchio. All the children across the Federation were busy working on numerous projects including weaving, sewing, painting, composing, writing stories and learning about Odysseus and his journey home from the Trojan Wars. Thank you ...

Arts Week key painting

In preparation to our Federation Arts Week next week (Wb: 19.6.17) please begin to discuss this painting by Pintoricchio called Penelope and the Suitors. Please look out for the letters coming out this week describing Arts Week and if you would like to come and help, please fill in the slip and return to your ...

Federation Newsletter – May 2017

Parent Survey – After School Club (extended school provision)

After School Club We are currently looking in to the feasibility of After School childcare provision from September 2017. To assist us in this we would appreciate it if you could complete the survey using the following link After School Survey Link

Fabulous Firefighters

Before the Easter holiday we were lucky to have a visit from the local firefighters. They told us how to stay safe and what to do if there was a fire. We got to use the big hose to squirt water. It was great fun.

Year 4 Clarinet Concert

Year 4 have all been learning clarinet with Mrs Reeves from the Dorset Music Service. Parents were delighted to watch and hear them all playing their clarinets. After only 8 weeks of lessons they managed to play 4 pieces and use 6 different notes. That’s quite an achievement! Well done Year 4 and thank you ...

Songs Through the Decade

A huge well done to our Y5s who took part in Songs Through the Decades with nearly 400 children from Weymouth and Portland schools. Here they are at their rehearsal singing their hearts out! Thank you to Martine Burt for directing the show which was funded by the Dorset Music Education Singing Strategy and organised ...

Federation Newsletter – Easter 2017

Junior Choir Cup

Well done to our choir for winning the Junior Choir Cup at the Weymouth Music Festival last week. They gave a wonderful performance of When I Grow Up, Go the Distance and This Old Man and had fantastic comments from the adjudicator. They were presented with the trophy at the Festival Concert on Friday evening. ...

SSCT Parents Online Safety Newsletter – Spring Term

Discovery Club – Walking Water

At Discovery Club this week, the children conducted an experiment called Walking Water. The children learnt about absorption and worked as a team to complete the investigation. Great Year 2 and Year 4 teamwork!

Random Acts of Kindness – Year 4

Year 4 had a lot of fun on Friday baking gingerbread. We calculated amounts, found the area of our biscuits and they tasted pretty good too! The children have been completing an acts of kindness advent calendar this month and as one of their acts of kindness the children baked extra biscuits which we delivered ...

Federation Newsletter – December 2016

FS1 – Fire Safety

FS1 had an exciting morning making a fire in our playground. There had been a lot of talk about bonfire night so we decided to have our own and learn how to be safe around fire. First we went on a ‘stick hunt’ around the school. Then we took the sticks back to the Nursery ...

Festival of Remembrance -Weymouth Pavilion

Our choir took part in an exciting show at Weymouth Pavilion on Sunday 6th November. The Festival of Remembrance was organised by the Royal British Legion and the children sang their hearts out to a packed audience. The show featured choirs, dancers singers and a marching band as well as a very moving act of ...

Breakfast Club – hot breakfast menu

Breakfast Club will be introducing scrambled eggs and baked beans to our healthy morning menu from 14th November. We hope that this new choice of breakfast will be popular with the children over the coming Winter months. Any ideas or comments please let Kate or the Infant School office know.

Class 6 Cafe

At the end of the half-term FS2 children invited their grown-ups to their class café. All the children had been very busy all week making lots of food, menus and chefs hats. It was lovely to see so many grown-ups enjoying the café and a great way to finish our topic of “knowing me, knowing ...

Chartwells Lunch Survey

Please take the time to look at the link below and complete the online survey to let Chartwells know what you and your child/children think of the current hot school meals. new-chartwells-parent-eshot-2015_generic_03

SSCT Parents Online Safety Newsletter Autumn 2016

Fun in FS1

FS1 have settled in really well and have been doing a great job of getting to know everyone and exploring some of the exciting activities on offer. It may look like we’re just having fun but we’ve been learning lots of new things at the same time!